Friday, 11 September 2015

Farm Girl Vintage is a fabulous book by the super talented Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet.

The book includes instructions for the sampler quilt on the front cover as well as lots of other projects based on the 40 + blocks in the cover quilt. The block I was lucky enough to make is called Summer Star. After a very cold winter here in Tasmania, summer is something I'm really looking forward to.

Lori includes instructions for making both a 6" and 12" version of each block. I choose to make 12" blocks as I sometimes struggle with accuracy when constructing blocks with tiny pieces.

For fabrics, I used a mixture of Miss Kate and Hello Darling by Bonnie and Camille.

After making the first block I was so happy with the results I just kept sewing.

So far I've finished four blocks with another five cut out ready to sew. At this stage I'm envisioning a nine block quilt with simple sashing but who knows what I'll end up with!

Thank you to Fat Quarter Shop and Lori for letting me be part of today's edition of #FarmGirlFridays. It sure is fun to be sewing and blogging again.

P.S. Sorry about the big gaps in this post. If anyone knows how to get rid of them please let me know. It all looks fine in Blogger but when I publish the big gaps appear. Grr!

Monday, 7 September 2015

Hi. Remember me? Thought I'd have a go at doing a blog post (and see if I could remember what to do!)

I haven't done much sewing this year but have enjoyed working on a few Farm Girl Vintage blocks in recent months.

Apron Strings was a nice easy block to start with ...

and I really liked making the Autumn Star block even with all those tiny pieces.

Next up is my Baking Day block. I am using lots of Bonnie and Camille scraps for these 6 inch blocks.

The Butter Churn block was a bit of a challenge for me as you can see from the stretchiness on the left.

The last one for today is my Canning Season block. I have had an aversion to navy blue in the past but am trying to include it in small amounts in these blocks. Must say it is slowly growing on me ... never thought I'd say that!

Okay that wasn't so bad. I always used to post from a PC (which has since died!) so this iPhone/iPad method is a whole new thing to master.

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Today I received numerous emails from concerned friends checking whether I'd sent a suspicious email they had received. Well, the answer was a definite NO!

So if you receive an email claiming to be from me and urging you to open a link to Google docs please delete it immediately. Gmail have been informed and I have changed my password so hopefully that is the end of the matter. So sorry for the inconvenience.

A lot has happened since I last blogged. Real life events made it hard for me to hang out here but I have started sewing again and hope to have some 'quilty/stitchy' posts soon.

Below is a peek at my Button Blooms tablerunner which has been quilted and bound since this photo was taken.

Just before Easter I started lurking about on Instagram and have become rather addicted. If you want to check me out I'm @auntiesquaintquilts. I've even started destashing some of my vast fabric collection and will be adding some more items on Monday 9 June at #greataussiedestash

Sunday, 23 February 2014

This morning I worked on my 2013 Designer Mystery Block of the Month quilt from theFat Quarter Shop. I have seen block nine on a couple of blogs this week so thought I'd better get block eight done before it arrives here.

Sunday, 16 February 2014

Since returning to work time to stitch has been very limited. However this weekend I finished another Scandinavian Rose block so a little progress has been made.

I am not very fond of satin stitch so I'm only using it for the circles.

I only have four more blocks to stitch before I can start assembling the quilt. Unfortunately I seem to have left the biggest blocks with the most stitching to last. The good thing is that the blocks are pre-printed on hanky linen so there's no tedious tracing to do. Tonight I managed to start stitching this birdie block. I figure every stitch is one closer to finishing this project.

Welcome

Hi. I'm an Australian quilter and stitcher from Ulverstone in north-west Tasmania. I enjoy sewing with pretty fresh fabrics in a vintage modern style.
When I'm not quilting, I love going for long walks on the beach and trying out new healthy recipes with my Thermomix.
I am married and have three feline friends - Mamma, Mia and Mortimer.
Auntie's Quaint Quilts was established on 28/12/2007.
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